The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-01-14
yrvs AxD OTHER S"riNGs.

Senator Hawlsv prpsepted 70 the senate
a petition of citizens of Washington county,
Texas, claiming that they had been exiled
for their political opinions.
Clipped from Canaia Pres5yterjan under
signature OF c. Blackett Robinson, Propr
vas cured of oft-recuring bilious headache
by Burdock Blood Bitters
-Congressman w Cox has introduced
bill to allow the widow of the late Rev, NJ.
A. Hopkins, who died recently while minis
ter to Liberia, years salary
The senate, in secret session, after
stormy debate, has passed resolution aGvis-
ing the president to negotiate with Nicaragua
for concessions for an lnteIoceanIc canal
MT. EImore, while DTing we'll near
Remington, Ind, encountered solid black
walnut log at a depth of 14ofeet. The wood
was perfectly sound and the question is, how
did it get down to that remarkable depth.
Mr. sherman has introduced in the SEN
ate a bill to reimburse the tepositors of the
! Freednlen's Savings and TCst company for
. losses sustained ny the failure of the concern.
The sum Of 81. 100000 is Appropriated for the
purpose
The committee Appointed at the late
meeting of the Western Pennsylvania Agri-
cultural society TO draft re0lutions touching
upon the olenrO-pneumonis, now attacking
so many herds of cattle haze reported, ask
ing Pennsylvania membes of congress to
vote for the Miller bill.
A little girl having ne measles was
allowed by her criminally careless parents
10 attend the Christmas Celebration of the
First Presbyterian Sunda.-schOol Of Cam
den. y. j., and now soon or more Of the
pupi's have the disease, AM the school has
zen closed.
The Supreme Court las week affirmed
the usJirutionality and validity of the
state stafnfe rraa!biting ether the sale or
u.aru.eefu-e OF ol-0marpallue or any arlff-
cia butter 90 PuusylvanH The opinion
was lid hy JuJee Sterettlnd. judge. Cor
don presented dissenting ecIaration.
-The larrrst blast ever ted near Easton
"a. was touched on by Superintendent
Firm-jone Of ;ar G eudou ron COMPANY,
'ast : ltuu:ay- ii CuBsistedlT a soc pounds
of powder, distributed in f y char bers, each
dFy feet back from the fac Of the quarry
The Rhu.r hfnslda, 100 fpetligh, was blown
out and about 200 coo ten. Of stone were
loosened.
-Josp ph Perry, = rich mier, and Richard
Price. his cousin. both aeednen, were found
last Friday afternoun frozs to death in their
miserable abode. at No. l % Locust street
. Phlia .shi,. Perry { L. sid leaves an es-
tate worth over SlCO 600. Fo. a ioug time
p Il. strange couple had spsisted on small
allowances OF stale bread All large quaint
, ties of whisky
A Deputy. United S,ees Marshal on
Monday arrested WHiamCuuniugham. a
, resident of Fayette countyPa.. Lear Fair
mont, West Virginia, chared with making
ard issuing spurious coin. b his pockets aud
} at his mothers house wer, found about a
busheI of dollars, halves, quarters, dimes
: and njckels, all we'll rxected, and plaster
/. ms IDS for all He refusedo give any of his
: cJrftdeTates away.
, Elijah BsbBit, the Oiest resident q
Er e, Pa ard probably thtoIdest practiclnC
3 lawyer i'm the United Stats, died there on
z Saturday in his ninety scond year He
T was born in Providence, !. J.. admitted to
3 the Penusy lvaDia Bar in lg4 served IN ths
D State Legislature as REPRESENTATIVE and
Senator, ard was a Representative IN Con-
gress from 1858 to 1862. Je tried a suit 10
court during the past sumter and retained
I his faculties TO the last
-GeueTal Beaver and C,louel Patton, of
1 Curwensvii!e, took suppr in Tyrone, one
2 day last week. The GgI.ral hurriedly de-
q vouFed his uieal, as he wnted to catch the
train going e. 4st, while tt Colonel, bayiug
mo-e time, ieisuTly suitd himself to his
d, appetite, The Governor 8ect, when he ar
q rived 4 Lewistown Juncon, was handed a
T message that read as foIlvs: Dear Ger
eTai-Hoid on TO my hat utiI we meet again,
s and | will hold on to your John Patton. -
# John Roach, the greaship. builder, died
o at his residence, corner Ofifth avenue, New
g York, on Monday mOrnip. His death was
q due to exhaustion of he vital forces, his
= suffering being intense fJm the cancer with
4 which he vas affiictaiIn the roof Of his
y month. He had complted bis seventeen
q year previous to his dead. He was born in
- Ireland anl came to thEcountry penuIIess,
o when but sixteen Years)f age He strug-
D gled on, had many ups ad downs ana rose
II from abjeCt poverty t0)e the pOsessOT of
r sev, Ial million dollars.
Governor Albeit oiNew jersey, con-
graduates the people ofhe State upon the
great advance made i'm Eereuce 20 the tax
alton Of corporations. gH increase Of State
s. revenue from Jhis sour9 in 1886 over 1884
{ Of more than S375.O00 i4hOwn, and foc local
u purposes ths increase / estimated at over
- 81 900 600. IN regard o PRISON labor, be
says Il cannot yiewvitb favor auy en-
n ploym6nt of labor Ia e prison which inter
" feres uujustly with outside labor The
e question Of revenue sOuld be subordinate
e TO The rights of labor II capital engaged IL
% dustries outside the pHbn.
u Political affairs fuyanada are rapidly
approaching a crisis. ne Government has
> determined to make an ppegl to the couut-
- ~, and shrewd poiiticus from all parts of
p the Dominion are of te Opni,1 that the
"a Conservative party NIT 90 The .ndict-
le ment which the LiOeTt5 bring lgai st the
Government is stron one. Theg claim
that in eight years the tbIc degt has been
al raised $500 per family haJ, after Increasing
.o taxation to the utmostthere have resulted
u enormous deficits, and tat iDnumeTabe sub
il sides, timber limits tancbes, aud 10 ines
al have been distributed among the Govern
IS men S Parliamentary Showers, The whole
10 story Is one of undis4sed corruption and
~ fraud, breach Of faith tth the HaIf-breedS, ;,
- and OF the most wantObXtravagance IL is
- wonder, indeed, q. the people have
ts so long submitted to bfoverned by such a